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We all know JB's affinity for covering the Grateful Dead, Bruce Cockburn and Steve Goodman, but when have artists bigger than JB covered him?
The best instance I can think of was the summer of 1982(?) in California when at a anti-nuke rally Bob Dylan & Joan Baez covered "A Pirate Looks at Forty". I have heard a poor quality recording which convinced me that Bob should stick to his own tunes. The rendition was terrible but nevertheless qualifies as a great moment in Buffett History.

Kenny Chesney did Come Monday.

Alan Jackson(with Jimmy so I guess it doesnt count) did Margaritaville.

And Im sure Jimmys popular in the bar circut

Even though he is not bigger than Jimmy I will say it any way
Jack Johnson recorded A Pirate Looks at Forty as the first song on his CD September Sessions. The version is very good and I would not mind if he covered any more of JB'S songs.

Waylon Jennings covered "He Went to Paris."

Parrotthed wrote:Waylon Jennings covered "He Went to Paris."

Thats true. I forgot about that. Thank You for reminding me, its a pretty good cover and I think I will listen to that right now. Waylon realy does sound good doing this song.

lets not forget......kenny rogers....."pre you"



"listen to the stories i could tell"

member of the parrothead nation

mason wrote:lets not forget......kenny rogers....."pre you"



"listen to the stories i could tell"

member of the parrothead nation

what album is that on?? I'd love to hear that cover. I love Kenny's newer stuff

Willie Nelson did Railroad Lady...I think I hate to go look, but it seems like I remember that.

Isn't Willie the most famous? WWWD?

VB for Buffett wrote:Even though he is not bigger than Jimmy I will say it any way
Jack Johnson recorded A Pirate Looks at Forty as the first song on his CD September Sessions. The version is very good and I would not mind if he covered any more of JB'S songs.

I downloaded a version of Pirate Looks at 40 live by Jack Johnson. It is fantastic! But, then I like Jack Johnson a lot--and I wouldn't consider him bigger than Jimmy. To this BIG!!!...no one is bigger than Jimmy!

Well friends and neighbors you never can tell where a thread will go on the internet. It was my hope we'd deal with the weirdness of Dylan and Baez covering JB. Here's a little more in the way of facts:

... Peace Sunday, Rose Bowl, Los Angeles 6/6/82 w/Joan Baez: GodOnOurSide*,
APirateLooksAt40* (Jimmy Buffett), & Blowin'*. Audience recording. ...

conched wrote:Willie Nelson did Railroad Lady...I think I hate to go look, but it seems like I remember that.

Yes, he did. I *think* it's on his From Willie To Lefty album. Speaking of Kenny Rogers, I remember seeing him cover one of the tunes from A1A (sorry, can't think of the exact song right off the top of my head) on some variety show way back in the 70s. Maybe the Kenny/Buffett connection has something to with their time in the New Christy Minstrels.

"Makin Musc for money" is the song Kenny Rogers covered,Kenny chsneydoes a cover of Come Maonday on a store speial(Target I think?)cd wth his new disc btw!!!

Goodman wrote:We all know JB's affinity for covering the Grateful Dead, Bruce Cockburn and Steve Goodman, but when have artists bigger than JB covered him?
The best instance I can think of was the summer of 1982(?) in California when at a anti-nuke rally Bob Dylan & Joan Baez covered "A Pirate Looks at Forty". I have heard a poor quality recording which convinced me that Bob should stick to his own tunes. The rendition was terrible but nevertheless qualifies as a great moment in Buffett History.

actually, Bob should just stick to writing music and letting others with more talent actually perform it. Whatever half-wit convinced him, "No, really Bob, don't worry about that nasally-inability-to-hit-or-hold-a-note. Go on out there and do your own songs!!" should be beaten with a brick in a burlap bag until they come apart.

or, "Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Tom Petty: Songs You Thought You Knew; Keys No One Ever Imagined..."

What about Kenny Chesney singing CIP in concert and the JB tribute video during intermission?

FarsideCobbPH wrote:"Makin Musc for money" is the song Kenny Rogers covered

Yep, that's the one but come to think of it, it's actually a cover of a song written by Alex Harvey.

Todd Snider and the Nervous Wrecks do a "Punk" version of Margaritavile.
I have heard Todd cover many Buffett songs live.

conched wrote:Willie Nelson did Railroad Lady...I think I hate to go look, but it seems like I remember that.

Isn't Willie the most famous? WWWD?

Let's give credit where credit is due. Jimmy co-wrote that with his good friend Jerry Jeff Walker.

I apologize in advance for going off subject, so if that bothers you don't read, but since we're talking about covering songs... I heard a fantastic cover of Hotel California at a free concert Friday in our little town by a garage band called Radar Jones. http://radarjones.com This band is going somewhere, and this could be their hit. Never heard it sung the way they did... real bluesy and folksy, so only the lyrics sounded familiar. You heard it here first.

conched wrote:

VB for Buffett wrote:Even though he is not bigger than Jimmy I will say it any way
Jack Johnson recorded A Pirate Looks at Forty as the first song on his CD September Sessions. The version is very good and I would not mind if he covered any more of JB'S songs.

I downloaded a version of Pirate Looks at 40 live by Jack Johnson. It is fantastic! But, then I like Jack Johnson a lot--and I wouldn't consider him bigger than Jimmy. To this BIG!!!...no one is bigger than Jimmy!

I saw Jack Johnson for the first time this summer - awesome!!!! It seemed very much like a Buffett crowd, except 25 years younger

I'd love to hear his version of APL@40, I'll have to find September Sessions, thanks for the heads up.

I could be wrong but I think Stephen Stills did "if the phone doesn't ring its me" a few years back. Can anyone confirm?